of course, the whole point...
... was to get the jeep & Artillery 'TO' the scene of the combat...
those fellas had iron guts. I SALUTE them
cheers, "Dirt Track Doug" in exile in So. New York,
-who's dad went thru WWII in a Sherman of the 741st Tank Battallion, D-Day
to VE Day
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooo
> From: BWANA343@aol.com
> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:56:24 -0400
> To: john.szalay@att.net; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] NON-LSR Maxton/Laurinburg 1944
>
> In a message dated 9/29/2007 11:17:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> john.szalay@att.net writes:
>
> I just could not believe that anyone would ride a glider
> into an invasion with a Jeep and artillery aboard into combat.. unreal.
>
> During the war, paratroops got jump pay, the glider troops got nothing.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Everything I ever saw/read about these plywood beasts was horrible. Lousy
> handling, nasty landing stats, more injuries than actual combat. Your Sgt
was
> indeed a rarity! I wonder if Life/disability insurance was available back
then?
> That's one perfectly good airplane I'd have no problem jumping out of !
>
Bob, no death from splinters needed, W
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